Associate Director - Business Finance/FP&A

Job Description

Job Location: Bangalore This is a Fixed Term Contract role for 10 months in Bangalore. Responsibilities: Independently work with Category team to develop category financial plans and monitor the delivery of plan objectives. Contribute to the strategic plan by managing the P&L for Packaged Beverages Category through sharper forecasting, action tracking for topline & gross margin achievement by working with and influencing key stake holders. Facilitate key decisions related to revenue, profitability and return on investments. Lead pricing discussions and create P&L and scenarios to calculate impact of pricing interventions in collaboration with Category/ brand and sales finance team. Maintaining pricing tracker for the business Work with Innovation Lead on the performance deep dive for innovations Provide financial insights that impacts business delivery. Analyze and identify avenues for cost optimization/ revenue maximization and drive forward such initiatives. Responsible for approval of SKU master data wrt profit center category mapping Work with the reporting team on business results and analyze performance against budgets, forecasts and PY. Also support on the monthly Excom deck Review and report brand performance - Sales (value and volume), margins etc monthly with category teams & category head. Day to day partnering with category -Engaging in regular discussions and consultations to make informed financial decisions. Review and evaluate all category / customer investment initiatives. Support and challenge category assumptions in analyzing and implementing business growth opportunities, new product development Drive continuous improvements in process and procedures and partner in all automation/other projects to improve ways of working. Lead the end-to-end finance partnering for NPD & Innovation projects under Category; analysis to support business cases and investment decisions and developing financial models to support new initiatives. Qualifications: Chartered Accountant (first or second attempt) or MBA Finance. Minimum 8 years of post-qualification experience (business finance or FP&A experience preferred) including experience in category finance for 2 years. Strong analytical ability and interpersonal skills Strong stakeholder management Strong Commercial acumen and ability to look for an opportunity in any challenging situation. Show more Show less